A Rare One-Handed Axe, item level 13, requires level 8, binds when equipped.
On Serpent's Kiss's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 25,000 gold over the last 30 days, ranging from 12,500 gold to 31,734 gold62 silver, a wide spread for a 30-day window.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Poisons target for Nature damage every 3 sec for 15 sec.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
In WoW Forever it is item level 20, requires level 15 and sells to vendors for 16s 86c. In Classic Era it is item level 20, requires level 15 and sells to vendors for 16s 86c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 20, requires level 15 and sells to vendors for 16s 86c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 20, requires level 15 and sells to vendors for 16s 86c. In MoP Classic it is item level 21, requires level 16 and sells to vendors for 19s 39c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 13 | 8 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 16s 26c |
| WoW Forever | 20 | 15 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 16s 86c |
| Classic Era | 20 | 15 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 16s 86c |
| The Burning Crusade | 20 | 15 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 16s 86c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 20 | 15 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 16s 86c |
| MoP Classic | 21 | 16 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 19s 39c |
In the Appearances collection, Serpent's Kiss is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 1875. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Serpent's Kiss.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name axes among their preferred weapons:
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
1 other item in the current build is also called Serpent's Kiss. Same-name entries are usually a different rank, faction, quest stage or reward track of the same object.
Serpent's Kiss ID 167162 · Consumable · item level 50Serpent's Kiss uses icon file 132417, which 13 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Skullchipper ID 5626 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 12Marauder Axe ID 4826 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 16Keen Axe ID 3785 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 21Deadman Cleaver ID 3293 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 2Copper Axe ID 2845 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 4Curve-Bladed Ripper ID 2815 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 24Brashclaw's Chopper ID 2203 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 11Cleaver ID 2029 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 12Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 5426 (5421 to 5431) were usually added in the same batch as Serpent's Kiss: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Fiery Blaze Enchantment ID 5421 · Consumable · item level 20
Brambleweed Leggings ID 5422 · Armor - Leather · item level 12
Boahn's Fang ID 5423 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 13
Ancient Statuette ID 5424 · Quest "In remarkably good condition all things considered."
RuneChain Girdle ID 5425 · Armor - Mail · item level 13
Crude Pocket Watch ID 5427 · Miscellaneous
An Exotic Cookbook ID 5428 · Miscellaneous "How To Serve Man"
A Pretty Rock ID 5429 · Miscellaneous
Intricate Bauble ID 5430 · Miscellaneous
Empty Hip Flask ID 5431 · MiscellaneousThe raw ItemSparse values for item 5426 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Serpent's Kiss is in the Classic Era game data, the era World of Warcraft: Forever is built on. Blizzard describes Forever as vanilla World of Warcraft plussed up: its story sits in year one, characters level to 60 and stay there, and it launches November 4, 2026. Blizzard has not said which vanilla items appear in Forever, so nothing here is a Forever claim; it is the Classic Era record for Serpent's Kiss next to the live retail market on this page.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's class revamps and new race and class combinations · Classic Era page for Serpent's Kiss
A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
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